Mirror Passage, Fusion Knight

"It's very lively!"

Zoro, leaning on his three swords, stood on the deck and glanced at the battlefield. His eyes, like those of someone picking out live fish in a supermarket, made a Blackbeard Pirates officers subconsciously look away. Soon, Zoro found his target: Shiryu, who was standing opposite Smoothie, who was covered in blood!

"Would you mind adding me?"

Shiryu simply returned Zoro's smile with a wicked grin.

"Ugh, honestly, I should have come along..."

Unbeknownst to her Nami had become much stronger. She rubbed her forehead, her gorgeous long dress adorned with jewels. This armor, known as the 'Jewel Princess,' dazzled the eyes of the Blackbeard Pirates' officers below: beauty and wealth, nothing could be more desirable in a lifetime.

Unfortunately, they weren't included.

"It doesn't seem too late—"

Although the Blackbeard Pirates had laid an ambush, the Straw Hat crew was no pushover! Even if they were caught off guard by the sneak attack, they could hold out for a while, especially with the cooperation of Charlotte family executives. They could easily hold out until Nami and the others arrived.

"Wow, I'm super excited too!"

Fully armed General Franky looked down at the battlefield, a cannon muzzle cracking open in his palm, golden light gathering within. It was a weapon upgraded with laser rapid-fire technology he'd acquired from Queen, transforming the former 'Franky Free-Range Laser' from a charged ultimate attack into a rapidly unleashed 'basic attack'.

"Ahem, listen up, everyone!"

Usopp, who was the last to appear, coughed and suddenly pointed in the direction of the Blackbeard Pirates.

"You are surrounded! My eight thousand men are on their way, and with just one command, they will raze your Blackbeard Pirates to the ground!"

"Hey, have the reinforcements arrived yet?"

Luffy looked surprised, while the rest of the Straw Hat crew... remained expressionless.

You have to hold it in, you absolutely can't burst out laughing!

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"Eight thousand men? If they're all elite troops with bounties worth tens of millions, that's indeed a formidable force..."

"It seems we need to finish this quickly, otherwise we'll be in trouble if we're attacked from both sides—"

"Tsk, I hope the guys on the perimeter won't be able to hold out?"

Faced with the Blackbeard Pirates' executives' serious discussion, even Usopp, the instigator, was completely bewildered. He'd said this countless times before, but this was the first time...

"Is this the power of fame?"

Even Zoro couldn't help but sigh. Along the way, when Usopp was still an unknown nobody, everyone knew about his boasting; but now he is a man with a bounty of hundreds of millions, and even if it's just a joke, no one dares to underestimate him!

"Haha, this time Usopp wasn't exactly lying, was he?"

Nami nodded at Franky's laughter. If they could rescue Roman and summon the Marines, their strength would indeed exceed 'eight thousand'. However:

"Hahaha~~ Who do you think I am?"

With his two younger sisters perched on his shoulders, Teach spread his arms wide, his fists Tremor-Tremor light that could shatter everything. On one side of his shoulders was darkness that suppressed all abilities, and on the other side were multiple Logia elemental abilities. This was the invincible combination he had developed to deal with the Celestial Dragons and gods. How could he be intimidated by mere words?

"I'm not like the guys you've met before,"

"I know your Straw Hat crew's connections very well: the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, the Vinsmoke Family, the Whitebeard Pirates... all the forces connected to you are being closely monitored by my people. Where are you going to get eight thousand people? Are you just conjuring them up out of thin air?!"

"You're right,"

Nami had already reached out towards Blackbeard's direction, and intense cold air gathered around her before she pointed forward.

"Ice Block - Ice Spear!"

At Nami's command, the moisture in the air instantly solidified, and the massive ice spear, as huge as a warship, hurtled towards the Teach. The surrounding air swirled rapidly around the ice spear, forming a huge vortex. This was because the air affected by the ice had instantly liquefied and solidified, and the low pressure of the vacuum quickly formed a huge whirlwind. These countless rapidly spinning gusts of wind enveloped Teach, leaving him nowhere to escape!

Faced with an attack that already possessed eight-tenths of Aokiji's strength, Blackbeard didn't even bother to look at it, because:

"Blazing Sun - Executioner's Sword!"

On his right shoulder, Annie, a girl with long, straight black hair, reached out and grabbed the Homies representing 'flame'. With a swing, a burst of flame condensed into a giant blade of blazing sun, tens of meters long, drawing out a sky-covering firestorm that swept across the land and clashed with the incoming ice spear.

Click! Click!

Amidst a series of explosions, Nami's ice spear was shattered into pieces by the opponent's flame blade. Huge ice crystals scattered across the battlefield like a giant hailstorm. However, to the experts present, such scattered debris was merely a gentle breeze.

"Hahaha, this kind of attack is—"

?!

"Danger, brother!!"

Because the three of them had once merged together, Annie and Lia had basically never trained their bodies, resulting in them lacking Armament Haki and having only average physical strength. However, their Observation Haki, honed through decades of dedicated training, was exceptional, even surpassing Teach's own! For example, right now:

"What?"

Although Teach immediately adopted a defensive stance, he had no idea where the attack was coming from. Fortunately, the calm Annie had already given him a heads-up:

"Mirror!"

A mirror? How could there be one here—

In his confusion, Teach suddenly spotted a figure flash by not far ahead. Just as he raised his fist, he saw the other person also raise their fist. —Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his own reflection in the shattered ice crystals around him!

"What? So that's what it is..." Just as Teach was about to chuckle, he suddenly opened his mouth wide in surprise, his broken teeth unable to close properly.

Because Teach saw his own reflection in the huge ice crystals around him—one, two, four, eight, no, dozens or even hundreds of Blackbeard. The blazing white orbs on his fists were the unique pattern of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and all these people in the mirror were staring intently at Teach!

In an instant, Blackbeard was surrounded! All around him was a world of mirrors, a mirror labyrinth where there was no reality, only illusion, only replication, only hatred.

"This is····"

The next second, the flat mirror image materialized! A group of 'Blackbeard' surged out from the surrounding ice crystal mirrors, all lunging at Teach with punches! Although everyone knew they were fakes, the Tremor-Tremor from their fists that shattered the air were undeniably real!

Boom boom boom boom boom!!

In Electric Light, countless fists carrying Tremor-Tremor Ability simultaneously slammed into Teach from all sides! Teach, who had previously appeared 'invincible,' suddenly felt 'shaky' amidst the dense shockwaves.

Or rather, it wasn't a shaking, but Teach's entire being suddenly split into several incredibly realistic phantoms, like a rapidly swinging pendulum, which then collided and overlapped with each other in a dizzying sense of spatial dislocation.

Puff!!!

A mouthful of blood gushed out, and the feeling of being attacked by dozens of 'selves' at the same time... instantly reminded Teach of his father Whitebeard's fists.

"Get out of here, you bunch of fakes!!"

The sudden burst of Armament Haki, like a surging wave, mixed with Lia's full-force Dark-Dark Fruit ability, swept away the surrounding 'Blackbeard' like a dark tidal wave! As they flew backward, each of the Blackbeard 'exploded', transforming into:

"Charlotte Family's brats? You—"

Unfortunately, before Teach could finish his harsh words, an even more deadly attack followed!

"Snort,"

With a cold snort, a figure flashed by, Teach, who had suddenly turned around, had only a golden-black light left in his pupils.

The next second, Roman, who had kept his sword at his waist, appeared behind Teach!

Like a thunderbolt that turns the night sky into day, a violent and magnificent attack erupted as Roman suddenly struck from an ice mirror, igniting a storm of sword light across the ruined battlefield! Golden light filled the entire sky. Under the magnificent golden light, buildings, the battlefield, and everyone were bathed in a golden glow.

A black line was the only color amidst the golden light, and Teach, slowly kneeling within that black line...

"White Knight, you..."

"Tsk, they're still alive? How come all of you Four Emperors are like monsters?"

First, he was punched by a group of mirror-image 'Blackbeard's' fists, and then he was struck by his own full-force sword strike! Roman estimated that even Luffy would instantly turn into a 'Byakugan King', but Teach was still able to kneel on the ground and support himself without falling... Falling?!

"Phew, you've successfully angered me."

Blackbeard stood up unharmed, but a sword wound suddenly appeared on the chest of Annie, who had long, straight black hair, on his right shoulder!

"Brother, little sister, be careful..."

As the second of the three siblings slowly sank into Teach's body, Roman's expression turned serious.

Is this some kind of cheat code?

Three top-tier Devil Fruit user simultaneously by three different people... and now it seems they can even 'share' their health bars, directly transferring damage to one of the sisters? Blackbeard, you really do have a bit of a destiny-driven feel to you. But in my family:

"Waaaaah~~ Roman ~~~"

A figure flew over, grabbed Roman, and burst into tears, making Roman's face turn black! This is in front of the Blackbeard Pirates and so many people from Charlotte family, what are you yelling about with your brain empty?

"How much have you said? My name is..."

"Waaaaah, I thought you were gone~~"

"You're the one who doesn't have any! Let go, let go! Don't wipe your snot on me—"

????

Seeing the two of them tugging at each other, a whole group of powerful figures on the battlefield were completely dumbfounded. "We're in a life-or-death battle! Please, be serious!" Meanwhile, the entire Straw Hat crew covered their faces, unable to bear the sight. What to do? They really wanted to distance themselves from that shameful captain.

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"Are you underestimating me?!"

Boom--

A tall figure flashed by, and Teach, enraged, lunged at Roman, who was being entangled by Luffy! With a twist of his waist and a punch, the blazing white light on his fist shattered everything!

"Air Quake - Space Shattering!"

The impact of the punch was even faster than the sound traveled, and the acceleration of gravity was far beyond its reach. The place where Teach strode over was like a weightless world. Everything shattered in the air, disintegrated instantly, and turned into dust!

Along with the distorted expressions of the surrounding Charlotte family youths, horror hadn't even had time to form on their faces before their facial muscles trembled from the shockwaves in the air. As Teach charged past, those around him instantly turned into pieces of paper and were sent flying backward! And the target:

"Sky-Dominating Solo Defense!"

Roman threw a punch! The outward-expanding double Haki defense blasted away the black smoke that rushed forward first! Luffy had already extended his arm backward and rotated to gather power. Just as Teach's fist was about to hit Roman, Luffy's arm, covered with both types of Haki, suddenly contracted!

"Rubber-Spinning Lion King Cannon!"

Boom!!

A violent explosion instantly engulfed everything, and then the clouds in the sky were torn apart! The entire Whole Cake Chateau trembled violently, throwing everyone around it into the air! The ocean around the island suddenly erupted with huge waves, surging outwards like a tsunami!

Hehehe~~

After the initial clash, Luffy, now in Luffy Gear Second, rested his hands on his knees, looking at Teach and Lia on his left shoulder with intense fighting spirit.

"With Roman around, I won't lose. — We're the best partners!!"

"Don't be careless,"

Standing to the side, Roman wasn't as confident as Luffy. The Dark-Dark Fruit's suppression of its users was simply too great, so:

Splash splash~~

Roman transformed into sheets of white paper, spinning and Vice Admiral, enveloping Luffy:

"I'll be responsible for using Armament Haki to defend against Dark-Dark Fruit ability, you—"

"Fourth Gear!"

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Okay, Luffy has already entered Fourth Gear at the same time, and a tall, armored Luffy on the battlefield.

"Rubber, Paper Dance, Bouncy Knight!"